a. | 1. | Involving or comprising action; active. | ||||||
2. | Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real; - opposed to | |||||||
3. | In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the actual situation of the country.
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n. | 1. | (Finance) Something actually received; real, as distinct from estimated, receipts. |
Adj. | 1. | actual - presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" Synonyms: existent |
2. | actual - taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating" | |
3. | actual - being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" | |
4. | actual - of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" Synonyms: factual | |
5. | actual - existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" | |
6. | actual - being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West" |
ACTUAL. Real; actual.
2. Actual notice. One which has been expressly given by which knowledge
of a fact has been brought home to a party directly ; it is opposed to
constructive notice.
3. Actual admissions. Those which are expressly made; they are plenary
or partial. 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 4405.
4. An actual escape takes place when a prisoner in fact gets out of
prison, and unlawfully regains his liberty. Vide Escape.